The students participating in CBPA's Lorentzen New Venture Hatchery are featured in this story about starting their own businesses while still in school.
Author: Jeremy Sievers (Jeremy Sievers)
Next Step Immigration Group forms from Drake ties
Two Drake alumni and an instructor create an organization to assist immigrants in central Iowa.
Presidential Contenders Head to Iowa
Rachel Paine-Caufield, associate professor of politics, offers insight on the political parade that will kick off in Iowa in the coming weeks.
Baseball skills program available to all kids
Dylan DeClerck, a sophomore studying marketing and finance, is expanding his sports clinic for inner-city youth thanks to the Lorentzen New Venture Hatchery program. DeClerck has more than 115 children in the Des Moines area participating in the clinic.
Dorothy Pisarski to attend international conference on digital diplomacy
Dorothy Pisarski, associate professor of journalism, will travel to San Jose, California later this month to represent the West Des Moines Sister Cities Commission at the Sister Cities International Conference this July.
Three of the 2014 Women of Influence honorees have Drake ties
Three Drake alumnae were honored in the Des Moines Business Record’s 2014 Women of Influence awards. The awards celebrate women who have made a difference in their community.
Iowans Weigh in on Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Decision
Mark Kende, professor of law at Drake University, was invited to serve as a guest speaker on this segment, discussing the Hobby Lobby decision.
Egypt raises fuel and energy prices to tackle the subsidy system
Mahmoud Hamad, assistant professor of politics, served as a political commentator on an Al-Jazeera TV show, Inside Story.
Drake students are top winners in AEJMC magazine contest
Drake University journalism students were the big winners in the 2014 AEJMC Student Magazine Contest, grabbing a total of 12 awards, including four first-place prizes.
Drake co-sponsors environmental education workshop for teachers
The Environmental Education Summer Workshop for Teachers—co-sponsored by Drake University, MetroWaste Authority, and Prairie City-Monroe (PCM) School District—is designed to expose educators to a wide range of experiences connecting the natural history of Iowa’s plants and animals to problem-based learning exercises that address both science and math standards.